Froedtert & Community Health Selects Avatar for Patient Satisfaction Evaluation, Improvement Program
Froedtert & Community Health has selected Avatar International, an
industry leader in healthcare quality improvement services, to partner
in a comprehensive patient satisfaction evaluation and service delivery
optimization program.
Press Ganey Expands Clinical Product Line
Press Ganey Associates, Inc. has added three new solutions to its
portfolio of products and services designed to help clients improve
their quality and their operational and financial performance.
AHRQ Releases Common Formats Version 1.1 for Reporting Patient Safety Data
Common Formats Version 1.1 is now available and replaces Version 1.0.
Study: Patient Safety Incidents at U.S. Hospitals Show No Decline, Cost $9 Billion
Nearly one million patient-safety incidents occurred among Medicare
patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008, a figure virtually unchanged
since last year’s annual study of patient safety by HealthGrades, the
leading independent healthcare ratings organization. In all, the
incidents were associated with $8.9 billion in costs.
Picis Extends Leadership in Veterans Affairs Hospitals with Eight Additional VA Medical Centers Contracting for Anesthesia and ICU Solutions
Picis announced that it has been awarded two Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) contracts by Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8,
also known as the VA Sunshine Healthcare Network.
Baxa Corporation Introduces DoseEdge™ TPN Pharmacy Workflow Management Software for TPN Compounding
Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical devices and systems
that automate pharmacy operations and increase patient safety, announced the release of DoseEdge TPN, the industry’s first product for
completely managing the workflow for automated TPN production.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Selects Accelarad’s SeeMyRadiology.com Service
SeeMyRadiology.com, Accelarad’s new online medical image cloud
computing service, announced its launch with Vanderbilt
University Medical Center (VUMC), bringing new medical image exchange
technology to VUMC, a leader in the Southeast’s medical education,
research and patient care.
Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital Implements OpenVista EHR to Promote Patient Safety
Silver Hill Hospital and Medsphere Systems Corporation announced the
successful implementation of Medsphere’s OpenVista® electronic health
record solution at the nationally recognized psychiatric hospital.
Beyond Center Stage at HIMSS
The annual conference of the Health Information and Management Systems Society, HIMSS, is notorious for its size. This year’s event — March 1-4 in Atlanta — drew 27,855 health IT professionals, clinicians, and vendor representatives. The Exhibit Hall featured 934 companies and was packed most of the time.
Distractions and Interruptions: Impact on Nursing
Distractions and Interruptions: Impact on Nursing
Working at the point of care, nurses play a key role in the delivery of safe, quality healthcare. Acute care nurses have to make timely and relevant clinical decisions, yet work within environmental conditions that are conducive to error. A recent study showed that nurses on average were interrupted 3 to 6 times every hour by people, pagers, telephone, etc (Potter et al., 2005). The potential impact of interruptions and distractions includes medical and medication errors, ineffective delivery of care, conflict and stress among health professionals, latent failures, and poor outcomes.